Tourism in Egypt

 

General Information about Egypt

* The official nameRepublic of Egypt Aarabh

* DCCairo is the largest city in the Arab world, Africa and the Middle East. It is also the industrial and commercial center of Egypt

* Other major citiesCity of Alexandria - Tanta - Port Said - Luxor - Aswan - Zagazig - Asyut.

* AreaTotal: 1,001,450 sq kmLand area: 995.450 sq kmArea of ​​water: 6,000 sq km

* WebsiteLocated north of the continent of Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea to the east, and north of Sudan, and Libya to the west. Separated by the Suez Canal, the Sinai Peninsula (the only part of Egypt which is located on the continent of Asia) for the rest of the country.
* Geographic Coordinates27.00 N, 30.00 E
* Population505.756 0.77 (estimate July 2005)
* LanguageArabic (official), English and French widely understood use.
* ScienceComposed of three colors: red, black and white set in the middle golden eagle of Saladin is the national symbol of Egypt.
* CurrencyEgyptian Pound = 100 piastres
One U.S. $ = about 5.75 Egyptian pounds (until April 2006)
* National DayJuly 23 anniversary of the 1952 Revolution.
* Independence DayOn February 28, 1922 (from Britain)
* Boundaries of the landTotal: 2665 km
* States borderHow the Gaza Strip, Israel 266 km, 15 km to Libya, Sudan 1273 km.
* TerrainAdorned with a vast desert and the Nile Valley and Delta
* ClimateHot, dry summers, mild winters

First: (geographical location)
* Geographical boundaries:Egypt is located in the northeast corner of the continent of Africa. Bounded on the north, the international borders of the Mediterranean Sea. Bounded on the east and the international borders of the Red Sea. It is bordered in the north-eastern border with Palestine and Israel. And bounded on the west international border with Libya · It is bordered in the south of international border with the Republic of Sudan.
* Area:The area around the Arab Republic of Egypt (1.2 million km 2).
* Capital:The capital city of Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt is an ancient city with a prominent place among the capitals of the world ·

* Terrain:Is divided Arab Republic of Egypt into four main sections:1 - Nile Valley and Delta: start of the Nile Valley south of the northern Wadi Halfa to the Mediterranean Sea and is divided into Upper Egypt (level) from Wadi Halfa to the south of Cairo, Lower Egypt (Nile Delta), stretching from north of Cairo to the Mediterranean Sea. And extends the River Nile from the Egyptian border south to the two estuaries in the Mediterranean and north · north of Cairo, the Nile is divided into two main branches, the Damietta branch and the branch of Rashid, who between them hemming Delta triangle, one of the most fertile agricultural land ·2 - Western Sahara: It extends from the Nile Valley in the east to the Libyan border in the west and from the Mediterranean north to the Egyptian border, south, and is divided into: - the northern section includes the coastal plain, the northern plateau and the Great Depressions, which includes the Siwa Oasis, Qattara Depression, Wadi Natrun and the Bahariya Oasis · - the southern part and includes Farafra, Kharga, Dakhla and in the extreme south and Owainat.3 - Eastern Desert extends between the Nile Valley to the west and the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal, the east and from Lake Manzala on the Mediterranean Sea as far north as Egypt's border with Sudan in the south · Featuring the Eastern Desert, the presence of the mountains overlooking the Red Sea and reaches a height of about 3000 feet above the surface This is the sea and the desert is the Egyptian stock of natural resources including various ores of gold, coal and oil ·4 - Sinai Peninsula: a plateau in the form of a triangular base on the Mediterranean Sea north and head south in the area of ​​Ras Mohammed, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east and the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal from the west and the Sinai is divided in terms of the terrain into three main sections:- The Southern Section: The area is extremely rough terrain consists of high-rise granite mountains, and up Mount Catherine rises about 2640 meters above sea level is the highest mountain top in Egypt ·
- The middle section: the central highlands or plateau wilderness where valleys and plateau towards the Mediterranean slope gradually ·- The Northern Section: it includes the area bounded by the Mediterranean to the north and south plateau wilderness, a land of flat plain area and rich in water resources resulting from the rain that waters descend from the southern highlands and plateaus · Central Region

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